Rail-tie plate.



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RAIL TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED umza, 1914.

1,099,929, Patented June 16,1914.

' Attorneys OSCAR P. MORRISON, OF MAUD, TEXAS.

RAIL-TIE PLATE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR P; MORRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Maud, in the county of Bowie and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Rail- Tie Plate, of which the following is aspecification. N I

This invention relates toimprovements in rail tie plates and moreparticularly to a tie plate which in addition to securing a rail theretowill slidably support the switch point.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rail tie plate with ahorizontally extending member which will slidably support a switch pointand hold the same in proper relation to the main rail and thus preventthe jouncing of the switch point.

A further object is to provide a tie plate with a horizontallyextending", member which. fits through a suitable slot formed in theswitch point, thus preventing the switch point from jouncing whichilesults in the eventual destruction thereof. The horizontal member alsoholds the main rail to the tie plate. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein'disclosed, can be made within thescope of what i claimed, without,

departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof, the preferable form of my invention is illustrated, in whichFigure l is a view in perspective of my improved rail tie plate, showingthe hori- "zontal member extending through the main rail and switchpoint which latter have been illustrated in section. Fig. 2 is acrosssectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the rail tie plate.

Referring to the drawings in which simi- .lar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

' t represents a broad flat base which is provided with suitableapertures 5 extending therethrough, through which spikes or allied meansmay pass for securing the base or plate 4 to the tie. The apertures 5are 10- catedat the four corners of the plate and a Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

second set of apertures 6 are located in such spaced relation as toprovide openings through which spikes may be driven to engage tie flange7 of the main rail. The said rail includes the web 8 and head 9.Upstanding from the plate 4 is a bracket or arm 10 which carries thehorizontally extending guide members 11. The guide member- 11 extendsthrough asuitable slot 12 in the 'web of the main rail and aids insecuring the rail to the plate 4. A washer 13 'is held against the mainrail by the cotter pin let which tends to prevent the shifting of therail in an outward direction.

The switch point 15 is provided with the slot 16 extending therethroughand through which extends the horizontal guide member 11. The guidemember contacts with the side walls of the slot and prevents thejouncing of the switch point as the wheels pass thereover,-thus largelyeliminating the chipping and marring of the switch point. The switchpoint has been recessed asat 17 allowing the switch point to come intocontact with the main rail, although it is to be understood that theprecise construction of the switch point and main rail may be varied asdesired. The upstanding bracket or arm 10 provides a stop against whichthe switch point moves when in its outermost position, thus properlylimiting the motion .of the switch point.

The switch point being of considerable length and the are through whichit travels being relatively small, the curved path through which thepoint will move will not cause the end walls .ofthe slot 16 to bindagainst the edges of the horizontal guide member 11. From the foregoingit will be apparent that the horizontally extending guide member willguide and brace the switch point in its movements 'and'also will tend toprevent thespreading of the main rail,'as well as to bind the samesecurely to the base plate 4. Also the upstanding bracket 10 provides astop against which the switch point. may move, thus properly limitingthe motion thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I/claim is 1. A rail tieplate including a base, an upstanding bracket carried thereb ahorizontal guide member carried by and bracket spaced above andextending parallel to the said base, a main'rail positioned upon thesaid base plate with the horizontal member switch point, of 'a rail tieplate including a base, an upstanding bracket, a horizontally extendingguide member carried by said bracket, said main rail and switch pointprovided With slots extending therethrough, receiving the horizontalguide member therethrough, means for rigidl securing the :a

main rail to the said tie p ate, and means carried by the horizontalguide member pre'- venting the outward movement of the main rail, thesaid upstanding bracket providing a stop for the movement of the switchpoint 2 in one direction. p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR P. MORRISON. Witnesses:

J. A. BURGESS, C. G. MCOALLUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for :five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

